Headquarters Marine Corps

Families enjoy picnic festival
August 13, 2004 — Everyone came together for a day of fun at the Marine Corps Exchange's Summer Fun Picnic Festival here Aug. 13. For the entire day the MCX was more of a small carnival with free food, hors d'oeuvres, dart contests, a puppet show, face painting, a fashion show and PlayStation 2 contests for teenagers. The festival was held in conjunction with MCX MORE

Patriotic Singer donates profits to Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation
August 13, 2004 — "As the first planes took off at dawn's early light, Brave men and women held their loved ones and said goodbye, Heading into the battle zone- Not knowing if they'd ever come back home. I say a little prayer and thank them every day. 'Cause they're the reason there's still a good ol' USA." From the singer/songwriter Todd Shea's new song, "I Love MORE

Marine wins board, pins on sergeant
August 12, 2004 — During a meritorious promotion ceremony held here Friday, the Marine Corps added another sergeant to its ranks. Sgt. Drew Durocher, travel noncommissioned-officer-in-charge, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa Disbursing office, surpassed his peers in a meritorious promotion board, making him one of the Corps’ newest sergeants. “Sgt. MORE

MCAGCC hosts Marine men's softball
August 11, 2004 — The Combat Center hosted the 2004 Marine Corps Men's West Coast Regional Softball Tournament Aug. 9-11. The double-elimination tournament featured 10 teams comprised of Marines from West Coast Marine Corps installations. The tournament concluded in a final championship game, which pitted the top finishers in the winning and losing brackets against MORE

Najaf Cemetery No Enemy Sanctuary, Marine Commander Says
August 10, 2004 — Enemy forces using a Najaf cemetery as a base of operations violated an agreement that had made those grounds off limits for military operations. Insurgents in Najaf have been found to be operating from and storing arms at the Wadi Al Salam cemetery, which is adjacent to the holy Imam Ali Shrine, according to a Multinational Force Iraq news MORE

Pro Football Has Long, Distinguished Military History
August 7, 2004 — Over the years, many associated with professional football have traded their team's colors for those of their country. "Football in America: The NFL Responds During National Crisis" is the Pro Football Hall of Fame's tribute to those who fought both on the gridiron and the battlefield. The exhibit opened this month. The display incorporates MORE

G.I. 'Jane Wayne': Spouses get taste of Marine Corps
August 6, 2004 — Instead of spending the morning working on daily routines at home, spouses of 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Marines decided to take the day off-to shoot rounds down range, kick, punch, study the enemy and change a tire that is. These spouses had their day to play Marine at 3rd LAR's Jane Wayne Day Aug. 6.These "Jane Waynes" had the MORE

Mike Battery returns from UDP
August 5, 2004 — Family and friends welcomed home 128 Marines and Sailors from Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, Aug. 5 as they returned to the Combat Center after a six-month tour on a Unit Deployment Program to Okinawa, Japan. Staff Sgt. Rodrigo Arias, section chief, Guns Platoon, Mike Battery, 3/11, returned home to see that his 11-month-old son, MORE

Marines Respond in Najaf
August 5, 2004 — Iraqi security forces and U.S. Marines battled suspected members of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militia during what was described as a "large-scale" and "repeated" attack on the main police station in Najaf, military officials reported today. Media reports from today's fighting said that a Multinational Force Iraq helicopter had been shot MORE